The Fire Nation Drill
Rare · Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
9.0BombRank 4 of 281
66.5%Rank 3 of 279 by win rate, card in hand · set average: 56.2%
How are these measures computed?
Pick rating. The pick rating estimates what a card is worth when you choose it, before there are results: it combines several signals (expert evaluations, the choices of strong players, characteristics of the card such as its cost and rarity) and was tuned on the results of decks of strong players. It is for comparing cards while you draft.
Observed strength. The observed strength is the win rate of the games in which the card was in hand at some point (opening hand or drawn), from hundreds of thousands of real games of online draft players since the set came out. The rank compares the cards seen in at least 1,000 games. It does not correct for the strength of the deck the card is played in, and a result stays uncertain for a card that is played little (about 1.6 points of margin at 1,000 games).
One of the 10 best cards of the set (9.0/10).
Why. A removal spell that leaves a big Vehicle behind. When it enters you may tap it to destroy a creature with power 4 or less; it then stays a 6/3 trampler once you crew it (Crew 2). The one-mana ability also strips hexproof and indestructible from the opponent's permanents.
Risks. A Vehicle is exposed to artifact removal and needs creatures to crew it. The removal cannot hit creatures with power 5 or more, and tapping it for the trigger means it cannot block during the opponent's turn.
In the draft. An excellent pick for any black deck: a removal spell that leaves a threat. Take it very high; it is better with a few cheap creatures to crew it.
Win rate of the card
Percentage of games won by the decks that play this card, depending on when it shows up, from the real games of the set.
Gap when it is drawn, against the games where it is not : +13.4 win-rate points
Its place in the set
- Rare: rank 1 of 60
- Black: rank 2 of 40
- Cost 4: rank 2 of 52
- Average pick: 2.3 (1 = taken first from a pack; the lower the number, the earlier players choose it)
Win rate by colour pair
Percentage of games won by the decks of each pair that play the card, with the number of games. The pairs are the two main colors of the deck: when the card has a color outside the pair, the deck plays it as a splash (marked “splash”). A pair that has an archetype in this set leads to its guide.
Win rate: strong players and all players
Percentage of games won when the card is in hand; strong players are those ranked diamond or mythic online.
Win rate on the play and on the draw
Win rate by number of copies in the deck
- 1 copy58.7 % · 30,017 games
- 2 copies62.6 % · 1,581 games
Win rate since the set came out (card in hand)
- First two weeks66.7 % · 7,164 games
- Next two weeks67.0 % · 4,151 games
- After that66.8 % · 3,105 games
Win rate alongside other cards
Win rate of the decks that play both cards, compared with the one you would expect from what each card gets alone. At least 150 games together.
Cards it wins more with
- Ember Island Production756 games · 59.1 % (instead of 55.7% expected)
- The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin1,984 games · 65.4 % (instead of 62.4% expected)
- Toph, the Blind Bandit1,939 games · 62.3 % (instead of 59.4% expected)
- Tundra Tank1,792 games · 59.7 % (instead of 57.3% expected)
Cards it wins less with
- Northern Air Temple351 games · 48.4 % (instead of 52.2% expected)
- Airship Engine Room1,630 games · 55.0 % (instead of 58.2% expected)
- Iroh's Demonstration1,678 games · 57.3 % (instead of 59.9% expected)
Other cards of the same cost and colours
14. Phoenix Fleet Airship
8.3
35. Beifong's Bounty Hunters
7.4
141. Sold Out
5.6
161. Azula, On the Hunt
5.4
Intrinsic ratings: they do not take into account the cards you have already picked. They matter most for the first pick of the first pack.